Profile of patients with acute myocardial infarction in an emergency room of the federal district

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i287p7516-7527

Keywords:

Myocardial Infarction, Risk factors, Emergency Hospital Service

Abstract

Objective: to identify the sociodemographic, epidemiological, clinical profile and outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction in an emergency department. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out using secondary data from infarcted patients. Results: the predominant age was between 50-59 years, being mostly men, brown, married. They were affected with infarction with ST elevation, presenting chest pain, being hypertensive, diabetic, overweight/obese, in addition to a history of smoking. The infarcted patients presented with hypertension on admission, and during hospitalization they required vasoactive drugs and oxygen support. The main treatment used was the use of fibrinolytics, with the outcome being transfer to cardiology hospitals. Conclusion: There is a need to improve and intensify the prevention of risk factors, develop protocols and have resources capable of providing adequate care.

Author Biographies

Larissa Lopes Nascimento

Nurse. Student of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma at the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS). Health Department of the Federal District (SES-DF). Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Thaís Fernandes de Oliveira

Nurse. Master in Nursing from the University of Brasília (UnB). Preceptor of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma of the State Department of Health of the Federal District. Address: Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS).

Caio Cesar Gomes Lu Ferreira

Nurse. Specialist in Critical Patient Care at Hospital Sírio Libanês. Preceptor of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma of the State Department of Health of the Federal District. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Nayara da Silva Lisboa

Nurse. Master in Nursing from the University of Brasília (UnB). Coordinator of the Commission for Multiprofessional Residencies and in Professional Areas of the State Health Department of the Federal District. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Moises Wesley de Macedo Pereira

Nurse. Master in Medical Sciences from the University of Brasília (UnB). Professor at the Higher School of Health Sciences (ESCS). Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Samara Silva de Queiroz

Nurse. Student of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Urgency and Trauma at the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Foundation for Teaching and Research in Health Sciences (FEPECS). Health Department of the Federal District (SES-DF). Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Published

2022-04-14

How to Cite

Larissa Lopes Nascimento, Thaís Fernandes de Oliveira, Caio Cesar Gomes Lu Ferreira, Nayara da Silva Lisboa, Moises Wesley de Macedo Pereira, & Samara Silva de Queiroz. (2022). Profile of patients with acute myocardial infarction in an emergency room of the federal district. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 25(287), 7516–7527. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i287p7516-7527

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Artigos Cientí­ficos